Pico Agudo, Mountain peak in Japira, Brazil
Pico Agudo is a hill in the municipality of Japira, Paraná, Brazil, reaching about 960 metres in altitude. It lies just over 300 km from Curitiba, near the border with Ibaiti, on the edge of the BR-153 Transbrasiliana Highway. The summit is used for hang gliding and paragliding.
Pico Agudo lies in the municipality of Japira, Paraná, near the border with Ibaiti and beside the BR-153 Transbrasiliana Highway, roughly 300 km from Curitiba. The sources record no founding date or historical events; the peak is known chiefly through local legend, including stories of buried gold and hauntings.
The summit is used for hang gliding and paragliding, with annual championships usually held between October and November. Local legend also tells of gold buried on the peak and of hauntings there, stories that circulate among residents of Japira and nearby Ibaiti.
The mountain sits in a region well connected by road networks, especially via the BR-153 Transbrasiliana Highway that provides access routes. Visitors should prepare for mountainous conditions and variable weather depending on the season.
Local legend holds that gold is buried somewhere on Pico Agudo, and stories of hauntings circulate alongside it. The peak sits just over 300 km from Curitiba, close to the Ibaiti municipal border, right beside the BR-153 Transbrasiliana Highway.
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